Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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More Saadi Quotes
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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